Toy



NOV. 28, 1939. VETTE v 2,181,589

TOY

Filed Feb. 21, 1939 l y.5 W

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 28, 1939' UNITED STATES TOY David Silvette,Henrico County, Va.

Application February 21, 1939,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to toys and'more particularly to a device ofamusement and personal gratification of small children.

One of the objects of this invention is the provision of a toy that maybeused in conjunction with containers or the like. It is often thecustom of merchants to provide a novel toy that may be used inconnection with their products, and one of the objects of this inventionis the provision of. a toy that may be used in connection with acontainer.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a toy adapted tohouse a projectile adapted to be ejected therefrom.

Other objects and features will more fully appear from the followingdescription and accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a sectional perspective of the toy; Fig. 2 a top plan view;Fig. 3 a side view, and 20 Fig. 4 a top View of the projectile.

Referring to the drawing a housing I is formed by a base 2 provided witha circumferential side 3 having nibs 4 extending toward said base. Agroove 5 is formed by said sides.

A projectile 6 is adapted for disposition in said housing; being held inposition by said nibs, and an ejector l is disposed between said'baseand projectile. When stress isexerted on said ejector,

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in proper fashion, the projectile is thereby forced from the housing.

The toy is shown secured to a. container 8, and Fig. 4 discloses theprojectile upon which may be printed or shown a picture.

The projectile may be constructed in ovoidal fashion so that only a fewnibs will contact it, or it may beconstructed as illustrated.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is: I 10 1. A housing,disposed upon a container, consisting of a base provided with acircumferential groove; a plurality of nibs on said housing; aprojectiledisposed in said housing above said base andadaptedto besecured by said nibs, and means between said base, and projectileadapted to exert a stress upon the latter member to cause itsejectionfrom said housing.

2. A container, a housing disposed upon said container, said housingconsisting of a base pro vided with a circumferential groove, aplurality of nibs on said housing; a projectile disposed in said housingabove said base and adapted-to be secured by said nibs, means consistingof an ejector disposed between said base and projectile; said ejectorbeing adapted to force: sai projectile from said container and saidejector means;

DAVID SILVETTE.

